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Method

Scrub the mussels in a large bowl of cold water and discard any that are open. Put in a large pan with the wine. Bring to the boil, cover and shake the pan over a high heat until the mussels are open, about 3-4 mins.

Tip the mussels into a colander set over a large bowl to catch the juices. Discard any that have not opened. Strain the cooking liquid through a sieve into a jug. Keep the mussels warm.

Fry the shallots in the butter in the large pan until they are softened, but not browned. Stir in the flour and curry paste, and cook for 1 min. Add the cooking liquid (discarding the last little bit, which may be gritty) and season with pepper. Don’t add salt, as the mussel juices will be salty enough.

Stir the crème fraîche into the sauce, warming it through over a low heat until thickened and glossy. Divide the mussels between four bowls and pour over the sauce. Scatter with parsley and serve with chips or bread to mop up the juices.

Comments, questions and tips

My husband and I used to love this, however last year my husband had a bad seafood experience, at a restaurant. Since then I make it with a fish pie mix ( aka a trio of salmon, smoked haddock and cod,) its about 200g/300g and I keep.everything the same, except maybe the salt.

alisoncrabb

11th Jan, 2014

Lovely!
Made this using madras curry paste and half-fat creme fraiche and used an onion instead of shallots.
Only used 1 kilo of mussels as it was just for 2 of us, but left the other quantities the same.
Really good, will definitely use again.

bennystavros

15th Mar, 2013

5.05

Thank you so much for the recipe. I made it tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it. I can never make my mind up as to whether or not I like mussels- but I certainly liked them done this way! :o)

coastlinewilly

11th Sep, 2011

4.05

Did this today for a starter. I'm not a big fan of mussels but my mum is and she went mad for them! The sauce was nice too, needed thicken up a bit but that's not a problem. I added some chilli and garlic toooo! nomnomomom! x

teefus

7th Aug, 2011

5.05

Easy and quick.
I put the chilli in with the sauce to soften and ease the intensity. I only had curry powder and not paste, so that went in at the same time. It all worked a treat and I can't wait to make another batch.
It had a good flavour without being too hot, so should be good for most people.

vivaves

15th Dec, 2010

5.05

oops forgot to rate.

vivaves

15th Dec, 2010

5.05

Very nice indeed. Used cava instead of white wine, bog-standard onion instead of shallots, half-fat creme fraiche, and a mixture of chopped parsley and coriander. Turned out magnificently! Served with oven-cooked chips (made from scratch, not the frozen ones in plastic bags) - most enjoyable. Definitely one for the binder, will be making again - would happily serve this to impress friends!

dancingbunny

31st Mar, 2010

3.05

I'd never made mussels before and didn't want to use curry powder and cream the first time round, so I just made them plain with some good stock and lots of garlic and shallots and parsley, they were delicious with some crusty bread.

wendywd

8th Aug, 2009

5.05

Absolutely delicious and so easy to make.

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